#a8b989

Color #a8b989

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b989

RGB

rgb(168, 185, 137)

HSL

hsl(81.2, 25.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(81.2, 25.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 25.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.78, -14.29, 22.48)

LCH

lch(72.78, 26.64, 122.44)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0684, 123.85)

HWB

hwb(81.2, 53.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a89b9

Analogous

#b9b289

#a8b989

#90b989

Triadic

#a8b989

#89a8b9

#b989a8

Split-complementary

#a8b989

#8990b9

#b289b9

Tetradic

#a8b989

#89b99a

#9a89b9

#b989a8

Square

#a8b989

#89b9b2

#9a89b9

#b98990

Shades

Color #a8b989 mixed toward black.

#8fa567

#738750

#56653c

#3a4328

#1d2214

Tints

Color #a8b989 mixed toward white.

#b6c59d

#c5d0b0

#d3dcc4

#e2e8d8

#f0f3eb

Tones

Color #a8b989 mixed toward gray.

#a7b58d

#a6b191

#a4ad95

#a3a999

#a2a59d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b096 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#afad99 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#a9a0a2 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b989;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b989]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#a8b989 (#a8b989) is rgb(168, 185, 137) in RGB.

No, #a8b989 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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